Arranging new songs for orchestra
I always believe that we can take our music to different levels. The problem may be for Haitian musicians is not to have a receptive audience the more sophisticated their…
String Quartet for beginners
I remember a few popular Haitian folk songs written for and sung by children when I was growing up. In the wake of so many NGO's providing music schools in…
Spirit Minded
It is hard for me to dissociate my faith from my compositions of classical music. I feel strongly that they are the expressions of my soul and they are taking…
Unbreakable
Unbreakable is the title of my next project due in 2016. The “natif” concept would have allowed me to lay down a solid foundation for the future of Haitian music…
Sètfwasèt, Konbinezon No. II
For those who have read a few of my posts about Haitian classical music, you may have known that I do not write sonatas, concertos, or symphonies. My approach in…
Music, conventions and techniques
As a composer, I can hear my own compositions the way I personally hear them. I strongly believe that it is a mistake to expect any interpreter or anybody else…
Exaltation No. I
This is what happens when music feeds my soul and I want to celebrate this spiritual communion! Exaltation No. I
Taye Banda Oralanti
It is hard to describe how I enjoy taking Haitian music to this level where most musicians of my generation believe that our music is not either as sophisticated or…
Faith and Soul
My next book entitled "Faith and Soul" contains 12 solo pieces written for the cello, and it is due in July. Though I am not a cellist, my love for…
Joy of Spring
I express it in music. Joy of Spring (solo piece for the cello)
Beyond the sun
Space is not dark. Once one leaves this planet, eyes alone won’t allow one to see the zillion lights in space within the widest spectrum beyond our imagination. Few astronauts…
El Sistema 2015 contest
I'm very happy to inform that I have submitted one piece entitled "The Light Within" to the 2015 contest organized by El Sistema of Massachusetts. While I was not the…
The Waltz of Mercy
A prayer in music without words conveys the sublime state of one's soul in this inner quest for peace. Expressions of emotions in the silence and fulfillness of the Holy…
Con la grazia della Regina dell’Assunta
I always knew that I loved music. I have listened to all genres of music. Classical music, however, was not my favorite. I have never expected to have some much…